A UK population-based study of the relationship between mental disorder and victimisation

Christina Hart; Renee de Vet; Paul Moran; Stephani L. Hatch; Kimberlie Dean

doi:10.1007/s00127-011-0464-7

A UK population-based study of the relationship between mental disorder and victimisation

Christina Hart, Renee de Vet, Paul Moran, Stephani L. Hatch, Kimberlie Dean

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Abstract

Purpose
To establish the prevalence of victimisation in a UK population-based sample and to investigate the association between mental disorder and victimisation in both cross-sectional and prospective manner, whilst adjusting for potential confounds.

Methods
Data from the National Child Development Study (NCDS) were used to examine criminal victimisation, violent victimisation, and mental disorder at age 46 yerars, and also to measure history of mental disorder, when cohort members were aged 23, 33 and 42 years. Variables considered to be potential confounders or mediators of the association, including socio-economic status, family income, financial strain, education, housing ownership status, heavy drinking and gender, all measured at age 46 years, were considered in multivariate analyses.

Results
The prevalence of criminal victimisation amongst cohort members in the 12 months preceding interview was 15%; 2.2% of the participants reported experiencing violent victimisation in the past year. Mental disorder at age 46 was significantly associated with criminal and violent victimisation, even after adjusting for potential confounds. A prior history of mental disorder was found to be a robust predictor of criminal and violent victimisation.

Conclusions
This study provides evidence that those with a mental disorder are at elevated risk of victimisation, including violent victimisation. That such an association might reflect an underlying causal relationship is further supported by the confirmation that the association holds true when mental disorder is measured well before the assessment of victimisation risk, and that it persists despite adjustment for a number of potential confounding factors.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	1581-1590
Number of pages	10
Journal	Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology
Volume	47
Issue number	10
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/s00127-011-0464-7
Publication status	Published - Oct 2012

Keywords

Adult
Alcohol-Related Disorders
Crime Victims
Cross-Sectional Studies
Female
Great Britain
Humans
Interviews as Topic
Male
Mental Disorders
Middle Aged
Multivariate Analysis
Population Surveillance
Prevalence
Prospective Studies
Risk Factors
Sex Distribution
Socioeconomic Factors
Violence
Vulnerable Populations
Young Adult

UN SDGs

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A UK population-based study of the relationship between mental disorder and victimisation

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